Food and Feeding. 17? 



The Government daily forage scale for re- 

 mounts at sea is : 

 Oats, 4 Ibs. 

 Bran, 6 Ibs. 

 Hay, 12 Ibs. 



And for horses proceeding from New 

 Orleans or Canada : 

 Oats, 5 Ibs. 

 Bran, 3 Ibs. 

 Maize, 2 Ibs. 



Also, 4 cwt. nitre, 5 cwt. rock salt, 

 100 gallons vinegar, and 2 tons linseed are 

 allowed for each shipment. 



Formerly, only 10 Ibs. of hay was allowed, 

 which quantity I found to be far too small, 

 especially as there is always a large percent- 

 age of loss in the hay. This loss, as I have 



already shown, would be reduced to a mini- 



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